Abstract: An apparatus transforms a motorized frame mounted on crawler tracks and having a rotatable horizontal platform, into a pipeline laying machine or the like. A first structure is hinged to the platform on a horizontal axis at one end, at its other end, has a coupling intended to be secured to a track guide carriage. A second structure which, at its free end carries a lifting member, is hinged on a horizontal axis to the coupling.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 23, 2001
Date of Patent:
January 18, 2005
Assignee:
Coris Di Gelmi Ing. Giuliano Societa in Accomandita Semplīce